[CW] DARC and CW

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From: GACW
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 12:46 PM
Subject: DARC and CW

Germany moves to keep code tests...from WIA Web Site
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The Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC) in a submission "Morse code and WRC
2003" to the IARU Region 1 Conference being held in San Marino in November,
support the retention of Morse code as an amateur licence qualification.

It urges all IARU Region 1 member societies to ask their radio authorities
to keep Morse code as an amateur licence test requirement.

DARC argues that in all of the previous discussion in the IARU Region 1
about the obligatory knowledge of Morse code, one major requirement not
under dispute is to keep the knowledge level of amateur radio examinations
at least at the current standard.

DARC seems to rely on this to mean that Morse code should continue as a
licence requirement. "Morse code watch" says time will tell if  the DARC
submission gains support from other IARU Region 1 radio societies.

A vote of DARC members earlier this year narrowly supported retention of the
code requirement.
DARC also states in its submission, that the IARU Administrative Committee's
"Guatemala Resolution" on the issue needs to be reviewed.

In a media release issued in October 2001, the IARU AC stated: . recognising
that the Morse code continues to be an effective and efficient mode of
communication used by many thousands of radio amateurs, but further
recognising that the position of Morse as a qualifying criterion for an HF
amateur license is no longer relevant to the healthy future of amateur
radio,

Resolves that
1. member societies are urged to seek, as an interim measure, Morse code
testing speeds not exceeding five words per minute;
2. setting aside any previous relevant decisions, IARU policy is to support
the removal of Morse code testing as an ITU requirement for an amateur
license to operate on frequencies below 30 MHz.

The DARC has also proposed that IARU Region 1 societies should, as a group,
discuss the introduction of a Novice licence system before introducing a low
level entry licence to their individual radio authorities.
This proposal could be seen as referring to those nations, including Britain
with its Foundation licence, who have or intend to jump the gun on a uniform
CEPT Class 3 (novice) licence.

12th September 2002 - (SIC) - The Wireless Institute of Australia
http://www.wiavic.org.au/mcw/.

Muchos saludos y buenos DX
Best regards and good DX
Alberto U. SILVA LU1DZ
GACW Coordinator
http://gacw.no-ip.org